About The Word Mortifying
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Mortifying
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What's The Definition Of Mortifying?
[adj] causing awareness of your shortcomings; "golf is a humbling game"
[adj] causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation; "the embarrassing moment when she found her petticoat down around her ankles"; "it was mortifying to know he had heard every word" Synonyms | Synonyms for Mortifying: demeaning | embarrassing | humbling | humiliating | undignified | unpleasant Related Terms | Find terms related to Mortifying: See Also | Mortifying In Webster's Dictionary \Mor"ti*fy`ing\, a.
1. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of,
mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
2. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying
penances.
3. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying
repulse.
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